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Saša Milaimović

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Saša Milaimović
Personal information
Full name Saša Milaimović
Date of birth (1975-08-27) August 27, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Derventa, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Osijek 5 (0)
2000–2001 Pohang Steelers 25 (8)
2002–2003 Győri ETO 1 (0)
2004 Hamilton Thunder 19 (8)
Managerial career
2015-2016 Maksimir
2021-2022 Devetka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 08, 2015

Saša Milaimović (born August 27, 1975) is a Croatian retired footballer who played professionally most notably in Asia, and North America.

Playing career

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Milaimović began his career in his native country Croatia in 1993 with NK Osijek in the 1. HNL.[1] In 2000, he went abroad to South Korea to play with Pohang Steelers of the K-League. He played with Győri ETO FC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I from 2002-2003.[2] Milaimović went to North America in 2004 to sign with the Hamilton Thunder in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[3] Where he finished as the team's third highest goalscorer with 8 goals, and won the Western Conference title.[4][5] He featured in the club's postseason semi-final match against the Toronto Croatia, but lost the match to a score of 2-0.[6]

Managerial career

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His first managerial spells were at Zagreb's lower league sides Maksimir and Devetka and he was appointed coach at the Saudi Arabian national football academy in April 2022.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Saša Milaimović". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  2. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Györi ETO 2002-03". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2004-10-19. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2017-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "CPSL LEAGUE STATISTICS: 2004". Rocket Robin's Home Page. CPSL. October 2004.
  5. ^ "September 30, 2004 CPSL Week 20 Standings (End of Regular Season)". Rocket Robin's Home Page. CPSL. September 30, 2004.
  6. ^ Glover, Robin (October 9, 2004). "Result of the Saturday October 9th, 2004 CPSL game between Hamilton Thunder and Toronto Croatia played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 1:00pm. This was a semi-final game of the Rogers Cup tournament". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  7. ^ Saša Milaimović je asistent trener u Saudi Future Falkons Academy Ministarstva sporta Saudijske Arabije čiji je tehnički direktor Romeo Jozak - Sportnews (in Croatian)